{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001477932-23-000207","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"MRDN","cik":"0001437925","company_name":"Meridian Holdings Inc./NV","filed_at":"2023-01-12T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:44.995049+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-20T15:57:25.439644+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","3.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"m_and_a","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.9,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.9,"confidence":"high","headline":"Golden Matrix to acquire Meridian sports betting/gaming for $298.5M","bullets":["Purchase of 100% of Meridian Companies for $298.5M total: $50M cash, 56.999M shares ($3.50/sh), $10M note, plus additional shares.","Meridian operates licensed online betting/gaming in 15+ jurisdictions across Europe, Africa, and South America.","Deal structured in two phases: Phase 1 closing by June 30, 2023; Phase 2 by Oct 31, 2023.","Sellers to receive Series C Voting Preferred Stock with 7,500 votes/share and right to appoint two board members.","Closing subject to shareholder approval, financing, HSR compliance, and continued Nasdaq listing."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-23-000207","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-23-000207.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-23-000207.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001477932-23-000207.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793223000207/0001477932-23-000207-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793223000207/gmgi_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-20T15:57:25.439644+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"a71aa6bf1d5c6f9b34c5ff1e0d527378d7f83127","claim":"Meridian Holdings Inc./NV entered into Purchase Agreement with Aleksandar Milovanovic, Zoran Milosevic and Snezana Bozovic valued at aggregate value of the transaction is $298,500,000 (effective 2023-01-11).","evidence_excerpt":"On January 11, 2023, Golden Matrix Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”, “ Golden Matrix ”, “ we ” and “ us ”), entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement of Share Capital (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) with Aleksandar Milovanovic, Zoran Milosevic (“ Milosevic ”) and Snezana Bozovic (collectively, the “ Sellers ”), the owners of Meridian Tech Društvo Sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću Beograd","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437925/000147793223000207/0001477932-23-000207-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"asset purchase"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Aleksandar Milovanovic, Zoran Milosevic and Snezana Bozovic"},{"label":"Value","value":"aggregate value of the transaction is $298,500,000"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-01-11"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}